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On the Uses of Compassion

On the Uses of Compassion

Douglas Penick Considers Buddhist Traditions in the Mediation of Suffering

By Douglas Penick | January 21, 2021

The Hungarian government has ordered a publisher to put a disclaimer on inclusive children's books.

The Hungarian government has ordered a publisher to put a disclaimer on inclusive children's books.

By Dan Sheehan | January 20, 2021

President Joe Biden panders to writers everywhere by ALSO doing last-minute edits.

President Joe Biden panders to writers everywhere by ALSO doing last-minute edits.

By Jonny Diamond | January 20, 2021

Read every presidential inauguration poem ever performed (there are fewer than you think).

Read every presidential inauguration poem ever performed (there are fewer than you think).

By Emily Temple | January 20, 2021

Why AI Can’t Properly Translate Proust—Yet

Why AI Can’t Properly Translate Proust—Yet

Michael Wooldridge on the Limits of Literary Automation

By Michael Wooldridge | January 20, 2021

Defiant Style: A Story of African Women, in Photographs and Fashion

Defiant Style: A Story of African Women, in Photographs and Fashion

Catherine E. McKinley on the Sewing Machine as a Tool of Empowerment

By Catherine E. McKinley | January 20, 2021

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I Watched a Baby Being Born So I Could Write My Book

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Resisting the Badge of ‘Resilience’ in the Wake of a Devastating Loss

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Writing Through the Silences of a Lost Family History

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Jonathan Lichtenstein on Unearthing the WWII Past of His Father

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How Economists Turned America Against the Minimum Wage

How Economists Turned America Against the Minimum Wage

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Catherine Lacey on the Religious Experience of Reading the Right Book at the Right Time

Catherine Lacey on the Religious Experience of Reading the Right Book at the Right Time

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By Thresholds | January 20, 2021

Remembering Deborah Orr with a Reading of Her Memoir, <em>Motherwell</em>

Remembering Deborah Orr with a Reading of Her Memoir, Motherwell

From Damian Barr's Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | January 20, 2021

Morgan Entrekin on the Hope of a Post-COVID Publishing Landscape

Morgan Entrekin on the Hope of a Post-COVID Publishing Landscape

In Conversation with Walter Mosley on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | January 20, 2021

Meet Midst, a new writing tool that reveals the editing process behind poems.

Meet Midst, a new writing tool that reveals the editing process behind poems.

By Walker Caplan | January 19, 2021

Watch the first gorgeous trailer for <em>The Luminaries</em>, premiering on Valentine’s Day.

Watch the first gorgeous trailer for The Luminaries, premiering on Valentine’s Day.

By Walker Caplan | January 19, 2021

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